Jason, Josh, Jon and I just got back from a quick two-day trip to Minneapolis. We'd been planning to go to a Twins game this week before the I35W bridge collapsed. We spent Monday afternoon before the game walking along the bank of the Mississippi River.
We walked over the river on the Stone Arch Bridge that was built in 1883 and got a view of what is left of the I35W bridge. You can see part of the bridge jutting up into the air to the left of Josh's shoulder. It was quite an erie feeling looking at the rubble and remains, realizing that just days earlier at that very spot an eight-lane bridge spanned the Mississippi.
We enjoyed exploring downtown Minneapolis and along with coffee at Carabou Coffee. The Twins game was somewhat of a disappointment, getting shut-out by Paul Byrd and the Indians 4-0. We enjoyed talking to our Ramada Inn van driver. He had delivered someone to the northside of Minneapolis last Thursday afternoon. He was on his way back downtown at 5:45 PM on I35W and decided to take another route because the traffic was backed up. His spur-of-the-moment decision may have saved his life!
And of course, no trip would be complete without a game of miniature golf. We found a nice course in Bloomington. You can click on the picture above to see a slide-show of our trip.
I enjoyed getting an update from Sharon on our trip back to Cedar Rapids. She is in good spirits after completing what she says, was "the most difficult thing I have ever done in my entire life." Way to go Sharon! We are proud of you!
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